Truck



damn Jan.$i,1934 1,942,562.

VUNITVEDISTATES PATENT OFFICE] e TRUCK Charles w.- Meyers, Cleveland Heights, Ohio- Application December 2'1; 1932 Serial No. 649,043

a claims. (01. 280-53) This invention relates to improvements in of clamps 1'? having latches 18 is welded to the trucks, and more particularly to hand truck's used transverse brace and on either side of the parfor trundling portable apparatus, such as weldtition frames 12. A pair of clamps 19 having ing, cutting or burning equipment. latches 20 is positioned beneath the clamps 1'1 One object of the invention is the provision of and adjacent the tray. I m a novel truck which is cheap and easy to manu- An axle 21 having bearing housings 22, which 'facture and one which will be very durable in are secured to the frame 2 bymeans of nuts and service. l bolts 23, is provided with suitable antifriction Another object is to provide a device which is bearin 225 and rubber ti ed w e which highly efficient in use, reducing to a minimum are arranged with their peripheries above the the usual danger attending the transportation bottom portion of the tray. A tool box 25 is I and use of welding, cutting or burning equipment. welded'to the transverse brace 10 and frame 2 These and other objects will be apparent after for carrying necessary tools, and a fire extinreferring to the drawing, in which: guisher support 26 is welded .to the inside ends 3. Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus of of the pa t frames the invention. A resilient pad 2'? is disposed in the tray formed Figure 2 is an end elevation of the apparatus of by the an le i ons 3, 4 and 5, together with e Figure 1. plate 6, and serves as a cushion for tanks A and Figure 3 is a plan view taken on the line III-III B Containing acetylene d O yg respectively; 2 of Figure 1. in order to absorb shocks and prevent deranse- 7 3 the frame 2, and a plate 6 is welded to the bot- I Claim:

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional detail ment of sensitive regulators on the tanks, which taken on the line IV--IV of Figure 1. I are maintained in rigid vertical position by means Referring more particularly to the drawing, of the p and the numeral 2 indicates a vertical and curved While I e S w d d s b One speeifle one-piece metallic frame. A pair of angle irons embodiment of y invention i will be under- 3 is welded at right angles to each of the ends stood that I do not wish to be limited exactly of the frame 2, and a si il r angle iron 4 is thereto, since various modifications maybe made welded to the ends of these angle irons 3. w h t part f m th sc pe f m v An angle iron 5 is welded across the bottom of .t o as d fi ed i t e following m tom surfaces of all of the angle irons, forming 1. A'truck for welding equipment comprising a tray. Triangular plates 5 are welded to the a vertical frame, a tray secured to said frame, backs of the angle iron 5 and frame 2 to lend a handle secured to said frame and having exrigidity to the structure. tensions for. supporting said tray, wheels secured 35 A curved handle '7 is welded to the side and into said frame with their peripheries above the g0 termediate portions of the frame 2 and is probottom portion of said' tray, a partition for the vided with an extension '7 which is welded to the upper portion of said frame, a support for said sides of the angle irons 3 adjacent their union pa o b a e o sa d r me. resilient m with the front angle iron 4. Lower and upper disposed in said tray, and means associated with 40 transverse braces 9 and 10, respectively,- are weldsaid braces for supportingobjects resting upon ed to either side of the frame 2. said resilient media. A pair of substantially rectangular partition 2. A truck for welding equipment comprising frames 12 is welded to the uppermost portion of a vertical frame, a tray welded to said frame. the frame 2 and to the transverse brace 10 in handle welded to said frame and havin exten- 45 right-angular relationship to the frame '2 for sions welded-to said tray, wheels secured to said supporting a fire-shield partition 13. A pair of frame with their peripheries above the bottom supports 14 is provided for the partition frames portion of said tray, braces welded to said frame, l2 and is welded to the outside ends thereof and a partition frame for the upper portion of said 1 to the angle iron 5 at the bottom of the frame 2. vertical frame, a fire shield partition associated 50 A hose-supporting hook 15 is welded to the supwith said partition fram a support for said ports '14 adjacent their joints with the partition partition frame, resilient media disposed in said frames 12 and a hook-eye -16 is secured to the tray and means associated with said braces for uppermost portion of the frames 12, to provide supporting welding equipment restingupon said for transporting the truck, as by a crane, to resilient media. I

55 places inaccessible to rolling equipment. A pair 3. A trundle truck comprising a vertical frame having upper and lower transversely bracing members, a tray attached to said frame, a handle attached to said frame and having extensions which are attached to said tray, wheels 5 secured to said frame with their peripheries above the bottom portion of said tray, a partition frameconnected to the upper 01 said transverse bracing members and to said vertical frame, a partitransverse braces for supporting object's adapted tobecarried by said tra V CHARLES W. MEYERS 

